Oral Health and Diabetes

Joanne Barker (WebMd) has been studying connection between the oral health and different diseases and she says that your mouth is the gateway to your body.

How does this happen?

” Bacteria that builds up on teeth make gums prone to infection. The immune system moves in to attack the infection and the gums become inflamed. The inflammation continues unless the infection is brought under control.” (Parker, J. at http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/oral-health-the-mouth-body-connection).

The inflammation and the chemicals it releases eat away at the gums and bone structure that hold the teeth in the place and the result is disease know as periodontitis and and the inflammation can even cause problems in the rest of the body (Parker, J).

There is a strong relationship between diabetes and periodontitis. Inflammation in the mouth weakens your body´s ability to control blood sugar. If you have diabetes you have trouble processing sugar because of a lack of insulin. Periodontal disease complicates diabetes because the inflammation impairs your body´s ability to utilize insulin, says Pamela McClain, DDS, president of the American Academy of Periodontology, quoted In Parker´s article.

 She even says that diabetes and periodontitis have a two-way relationship; high blood sugar provides ideal conditions of all kinds of infections to grow, including gum infections. 

But there are even good news: “Fortunately you can use the gum disease-diabetes relationship to your favor: managing one can help bring the other under control” (McClain, P. quoted in Parker, J.).

American Diabetes Association writes on their website: “There are more bacteria in your mouth right now than there are people on Earth. If those germs settle into your gums, you've got gum disease. Unfortunately, if you have diabetes, you are at higher risk for gum problems. Poor blood glucose control makes gum problems more likely”.

There are about 26 million Americans who have diabetes and it can be surprising  for them, and all of us, to learn about an unexpected complication associated with this condition.

Research has shown that there is an increased prevalence of gum disease among those with diabetes as well as heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.

Even their research suggests that the relationship between serious gum disease and diabetes is two-way. And like all infections, serious gum disease may be a factor in causing blood sugar to rise and may make diabetes harder to control (http://www.diabetes.org/).

In summary: if you don´t take care of your teeth, you can develop diabetes. BUT you can even avoid it and if you already have diabetes, make your blood sugar level better, just by taking care of your teeth.

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